Launch of the Global Arbovirus Initiative3 May 2022 18:36
As referred to in the recent presentation on the slide titled 'Portfolio Prioritisation Matrix'
DA: "The reason we are interested in panels is much more to do with our work with WHO, and NGO’s and the southern hemisphere concerns over Arboviruses.
- The WHO has just launched an initiative, they can see a major threat from Dengue, Zika, Yellow Fever and the like, and that’s why it features low here but it is a significant opportunity globally."
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The Global Arbovirus Initiative
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/03/31/default-calendar/global-arbovirus-initiative
31 March 2022
The World Health Organization is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Arbovirus Initiative on 31 March at 13:00 Central European Time.
Arthropod-Borne viruses (Arboviruses) such as Dengue, Yellow fever, Chikungunya and Zika viruses are all current public health threats in tropical and sub-tropical areas where approximately 3.9 billion people live. The frequency and magnitude of outbreaks of these arboviruses, particularly those transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, are increasing globally, fuelled by the convergence of ecologic, economic, and social factors.
The Global Arbovirus Initiative is an integrated strategic plan to tackle emerging and re-emerging arboviruses with epidemic and pandemic potential focusing on monitoring risk, pandemic prevention, preparedness, detection and response, and building a coalition of partners. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the World Health Emergencies Programme, the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, and the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department.
This integrated initiative will build a coalition of key partners to strengthen the coordination, communication, capacity-building, research, preparedness, and response necessary to mitigate the growing risk of epidemics due to these diseases.
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Lets hope we can get deeply entrenched in this WHO initiative.
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